On October 7, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Kimberly Richey as Assistant Secretary for the OCR, Kirsten Baesler as Assistant Secretary for OESE, Dr. David Barker as Assistant Secretary for OPE, and Mary Christina Riley as Assistant Secretary for OLCA.

The U.S. Department of Education today unveiled seven priorities under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education for the FY 2025 competition.

Learn about The FIPSE Special Projects Program, which provides grants to support innovative projects concerning areas of national need as identified by the Secretary.

The Department concluded its negotiated rulemaking session, where the Reimagining and Improving Student Education Committee reached consensus on the entire package of federal student loan-related changes advanced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

In this Homeroom Blog, guest author Christopher Schorr, PhD, discusses the prevalence of grade inflation at American universities and potential strategies to address it.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon's remarks at Hillsdale College on September 8.

ED and DOL announced they have taken historic steps to integrate the federal government’s workforce portfolio through its innovative partnership announced a few months ago.

In this Homeroom Blog post, guest author Dr. Jacob Imam discusses the benefits of combining liberal arts and an an education in the trades to build more skilled and well-rounded graduates.

Today, the U.S. Department of Education revoked waivers to California and Oregon colleges and universities that are using federal funds to provide services to illegal aliens under the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3).

Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education